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Sweden's Most Famous Witch Was Finnish - the Sentence Was the Harshest Possible: Burning Alive

Summary by Suomen Kuvalehti
Malin Matsdotter was burned at the stake in Stockholm in August 1676. The Blåkulla hysteria claimed the lives of about 300 people in Sweden.
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Sweden's Most Famous Witch Was Finnish - the Sentence Was the Harshest Possible: Burning Alive

Malin Matsdotter was burned at the stake in Stockholm in August 1676. The Blåkulla hysteria claimed the lives of about 300 people in Sweden.

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Suomen Kuvalehti broke the news in Finland on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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